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Withy Grove Park

📷 Adam C Snape · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.72829, -2.65399

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Moorhen, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Moorhen, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Giant Blackberry, Rubus tuberculatus, Ground-elder +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Blackberry, Himalayan Balsam, Horse-chestnut +212 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Blackberry, Himalayan Balsam, Horse-chestnut +212 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Preston Guild WheelWalking route

Relation for walking route. The Cycling relation is separately mapped as NCN 622

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Savick Closepublic footpath · 81 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Shuttling Fields Lanepublic footpath · 24 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Shuttling Fields Lanepublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mSurface compactedPath type: service
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Cycling

164 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Penwortham to LeylandCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 622 Preston Guild WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 622National Cycle Network
Route 62Cycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bradkirk Lanebridleway · 137 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 137 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Withy Grove Park

📷 Adam C Snape · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Withy Grove Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Avenham ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦Avenham ParkHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Miller ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Ribbleton ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Withy Grove ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Cuerden Valley ParkUrban park2.6 km→

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